Freedom

"Wait for me here. Ale will take care of you," Axe said with a gesture of loading ammunition into the gun in his hand.

Just looking at him holding a gun made my brain ache, imagining what Axe would do. He parked his car on the edge of the forest. Then he hurriedly led me along the path, quite a distance-about 100 meters from our first step.

I wondered where Axe was taking me, only to find Alessandro inside a large glass box with a lot of gear around the man and bright lights for illumination.

"You told me to stay here, so where are you going?"

"In there," he replied still busy preparing himself, as if he was a war soldier about to go on duty.

"I want to come with you!"

My eyes alternately gazed at Axe's body, which was now complete with several weapons under his white T-shirt, and the large building that was alone in the forest-along with the lights. What will he do when he goes inside there?

"You can't."

Axe walked over to erase the distance between us once he was done. His big hand